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The last imperialist : Sir Alan Burns' epic defense of the British Empire / Bruce Gilley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilley, Bruce, 1966- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Burns, Alan, Sir, 1887-1980.
- Burns, Alan.
- Burns, Alan, Sir, 1887-1980--Friends and associates.
- Colonial administrators--Great Britain--Biography.
- Colonial administrators.
- Decolonization--Colonies--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Decolonization.
- Imperialism--History--20th century.
- Imperialism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Sir Alan Burns' epic defense of the British Empire
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Regnery Gateway, an imprint of Regnery Publishing a division of Salem Media Group, 2021.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Foundations
- The fate of lesser persons
- A judge of rum
- My old Mahammedan Sergeant
- Koko Town
- The bootlegger's ball
- River driving on the Benue
- Our man in Belize
- Part 2. The sea we fear
- Fifty ships that saved the world
- The Ju-Ju murder
- Lake Success
- The wildest schemes
- Probably bloodshed
- Who heeds how they perished?
- The Burns challenge.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gilley, Bruce, 1966- Last imperialist.
- ISBN:
- 9781684512225
- 1684512220
- Publisher Number:
- 40031183699
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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